Radiology Business

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Few radiology subspecialties can match mammography at adopting new imaging modalities to improve patient care.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Women’s imaging at this year’s RSNA reflects momentous changes in trends regarding personalized, targeted healthcare in 2024 for women’s health. Research efforts toward supplemental breast imaging have ramped up in recent years and in Chicago, attendees can see results from these imaging modalities being put to the test.

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Diagnostic Imaging

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and imaging modalities such as ultrasound, CT, and MRI, the newly FDA-cleared VisAble.IO software reportedly enhances planning and real-time assessment for liver tumor ablation procedures.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 4, 2024

A standardized detection reporting system can help radiologists accurately categorize how breast cancer is identified -- either through screening or symptomatic presentation -- when performing image-guided breast biopsies, researchers have found. These included the following: symptomatic presentations, imaging modalities, and other.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

VIENNA -- It's definitely possible to develop a successful cardiac imaging practice, according to a professional development presentation delivered February 28 at the ECR in Vienna. Gutberlet described how he came to cardiac imaging early in his medical career. years of follow-up compared with CT imaging (2.1% But he persevered.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 3, 2024

of all imaging studies for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2022, with the remaining 27.9% According to a written study summary released by HPI, market share varied by imaging modality; radiologists interpreted 97.3% Even in the office setting, radiologists interpreted a majority of non-cardiac advanced imaging (84.4%

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 19, 2024

A team led by Junqi Han, MD, from the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University in China found that its model combining data from mammography images, ultrasound images, and other characteristics performed well in predicting disease-free survival of breast cancer. This means the combined model could predict prognosis after surgery.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Music can be calming for patients undergoing medical imaging, an article published February 7 in Radiography suggests. This includes imaging procedures such as MRI, mammography, and PET among others. While medical imaging has proven its value in health screening, such procedures can be anxiety-inducing and uncomfortable for patients.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 7, 2024

AUSTIN, TX – Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) isn’t typically used for imaging the pancreas, but perhaps that should change, according to a presentation given April 7 at UltraCon. In a pilot study, Lee and colleagues examined the feasibility of POCUS in pancreatic imaging. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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AuntMinnie

MAY 29, 2024

Developing and testing a new class of “super phantoms” is needed to optimize new medical imaging techniques before they are used in human studies, according to an article published May 24 in Communications Engineering. Phantoms are test objects used for initial testing and optimization of medical imaging techniques.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 28, 2024

ChatGPT would require further refinement before being used clinically to help educate patients about cardiac imaging, according to a study published May 23 in Clinical Imaging. The group posed 30 questions to ChatGPT-3.5 and ChatGPT-4 three times in three separate chat sessions.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 17, 2024

The world’s top nuclear medicine societies have issued international guidelines on the role of PET/CT in patients with invasive ductal carcinoma breast cancer, with the document released May 14 in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. The full article is available here.

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Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Researchers examined the "prognostic potential" of this advanced imaging modality.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) may improve outcomes in stroke patients compared to medical management – importantly, even when imaging suggests varying ranges of brain injury, according to a study published February 7 in JAMA. mRS is a scale ranging from 0 to 6, with 0 indicating no symptoms and 6 indicating death.

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

If certainty is the holy grail of diagnostic breast imaging, then opto-acoustic ultrasound is the treasure map showing exactly where to find it.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Women’s imaging has a lot going for it at RSNA 2023 in Chicago. A large variety of methods and modalities will be showcased for breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as other pathologies. In scientific presentations, researchers will demonstrate how different modalities perform in screening for dense breasts.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2024

Out-of-network billing by radiologists – often referred to as “surprise billing” – dropped significantly beginning in 2007 and imaging claims are now almost completely in network, according to a recent study. In an analysis of billing trends, the rate of out-of-network (OON) imaging claims declined from 12.6% in 2007 to 1.1%

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 29, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 08/29/2023 - 15:55 August 29, 2023 — Mammograms are an essential part of preventive healthcare, and when an initial review reveals a suspicious lesion, additional imaging and/or invasive breast biopsies could be the next step in diagnosis. to adopt the recently available Imagio Breast Imaging System.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

CEM is a highly sensitive and relatively low-cost breast imaging modality that combines digital mammography with the administration of a contrast agent to support breast cancer diagnosis and guide treatment decisions.1 milla1cf Fri, 09/22/2023 - 21:53 September 22, 2023 — Hologic Inc.

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Maven Imaging

MAY 5, 2023

General radiology encompasses various diagnostic imaging techniques in hospitals, imaging centers, and urgent care facilities. These imaging modalities help healthcare professionals diagnose and treat various medical conditions, whether chest X-rays for pneumonia or broken extremities.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios (MMRR) are linked to increased likelihood of Medicaid patients receiving CT, MR, ultrasound, and x-ray imaging, researchers have reported. Hence, the potentially beneficial aspects of increased Medicaid reimbursement, although not [necessarily] specific to imaging, are broad-based."

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 26, 2024

Currently, CT and MRI are the imaging modalities of choice for assessing diagnosed patients, yet have been shown to miss small lesions or metastatic deposits, the authors explained. Fifteen minutes after this, patients receive F-18 FDG radiotracer and then undergo whole-body imaging after 60 minutes.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 9, 2024

Researchers led by Marc Lobbes, MD, PhD, from Maastricht University Medical Center in the Netherlands found that CEM achieved a diagnostic accuracy comparable to that of conventional breast imaging. Comparison between CEM, conventional imaging in RACER trial Measure Conventional imaging CEM p-value Sensitivity 97.7%

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 24, 2023

milla1cf Mon, 04/24/2023 - 14:14 April 24, 2023 — Diagnostic imaging is indispensable in healthcare, as it allows clinicians to detect and diagnose a variety of medical conditions. Ultrasound ( US ) imaging is a prevalent and widely employed diagnostic tool in healthcare.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The finding is from a clinical trial that compared PET/CT imaging with gallium-68 (Ga-68) NODAGA-exendin-4 PET/CT with all routine imaging procedures for the localization of insulinomas. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) was performed in a subgroup of patients when noninvasive imaging was inconclusive. DEED, Attribution 4.0

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 15, 2023

Published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine , this new research demonstrates how imaging with PSMA PET/CT can potentially reduce the number of prostate biopsies and associated complications in the elderly while providing accurate staging data. Thirty-four percent of patients in the study had no pre-imaging biopsy.

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 14, 2023

This summer, the Philips Radiology Experience Tour has been bringing Philips imaging modalities directly to the professionals that use them. This tour offers physicians, technologists and administrators a unique opportunity to see equipment demonstrations and virtual simulations up close and in person!

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Imaging Technology

JULY 12, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 07/12/2023 - 10:35 July 12, 2023 — United Imaging , a global leader in manufacturing advanced medical imaging and radiotherapy equipment and a Leadership Circle sponsor at this year's SNMMI , is making news on several fronts at SNMMI's annual meeting in Chicago. With the new wide-bore uMI Panorama and its 2.9

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Diagnostic Imaging

MARCH 25, 2024

The multimodality system nCommand Lite reportedly facilitates real-time remote imaging guidance on scanning parameters and procedure assessments to licensed technologists for a variety of imaging modalities including CT and MRI.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

AUGUST 17, 2023

Compared to other imaging modalities like X-rays or CT scans, MRI scans provide high-quality soft tissue contrast. Unfortunately, MRI is highly sensitive to motion, with even the smallest of movements resulting in image artifacts.

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Everything Rad

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

If you work in radiology in a community healthcare facility, you may have low demand for pediatric medical imaging. I am passionate about improving the performance and interpretation of pediatric medical imaging. The balance of dose and image quality is even more important in pediatric medical imaging.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 16, 2024

Founded in 1923, the ACR now has 54 chapters, more than 42,000 members, and more than 39,000 accredited facilities in nine imaging modalities. Last year, the society reported fiscal results (end-June 30, 2023) that included revenue of $130 million and expenses of $137.5

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AuntMinnie

JULY 16, 2024

While PET imaging with F-18- and gallium-68 (Ga-68)-labeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) radiotracers has been established for evaluating this activity, the use of Tc-99m FAPI-SPECT has gained momentum due to its comparative cost-effectiveness, the authors wrote. Image courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 13, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 06/13/2023 - 20:02 June 13, 2023 — The Cancer Institute at Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital is the first in New York State to use the HyperSight imaging solution, which employs state-of-the-art cone-beam computed tomography technology to deliver faster, sharper images during the radiation therapy treatment process.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Personal health information (PHI) -- images included -- can be easily accessed on the internet in PowerPoint files, according to a study published October 9 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. PowerPoint presentations that include medical images are a valuable educational tool, Stern and Weadock noted. contained full PHI.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

A team led by PhD candidate Lu Zhang of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, China, developed a large language model (LLM) that generates interpretations (“impressions”) on reports based on imaging findings and evaluated its performance in professional and linguistic dimensions.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 4, 2024

The statistic underscores a need to improve the imaging exam ordering process, particularly for CT and MR imaging, which would not only benefit patients but also radiologists, wrote a team led by Ariadne DeSimone, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

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